Best Heads Up Poems
The clouds may vary
But
Tornados are scary
Cile Beer
August 19, 2010
Categories:
heads up, life
Form:
Rhyme
*This poem was written for Nikko's contest. The letters "H E A D S" weren't allowed. I won 1st place in the contest :)
Pimp, Cowboy, Gigolo willfully confirm Cook off
Vow to cook juicy concoction!
Pimp forgot cumin, Gigolo forgot flour, Cowboy forgot corn
Gigolo plotting to corruptly copy Cowboy concoction
Cowboy growling “You forging fool !!!”
Unruly Commotion!!!
Cowboy flipping Gigolo; Gigolo tromping cowboy, Pimp crying “knockout”!
Conflict fizzling…Cook Off Critic got nitpicky….Implying civility
Critic nibbling Gigolo gyro concoction…critic crying
Critic nibbling Cowboy wonton concoction…critic vomiting
Critic nibbling Pimp minty concoction…critic grinning
Pimp winking, flirting
Critic wiggling, winking, flirting
Critic confirm Pimp Cook off Victor!
Cowboy mournful
Pimp ogling!!! Glitz...Glory
Gigolo crying, “You floozy!”
Unruly Commotion!!!
Cop cuffing Gigolo to go to court
Tick tock…tick tock….Tick tock
Jury confirm Gigolo guilty!
Pimp, Cowboy, Critic go clubbing
Categories:
heads up, adventure,
Form:
Free verse
Soldiers heads up!The battle will now begin.
Raise your height to the steady sirens calling.
You only have one choice and this is to win.
Fight in a game of survival with conditions appalling.
Raise your height to the steady sirens calling.
On the other side the enemy waits for one wrong move.
Fight in a game of survival with conditions appalling.
Your weapons are your life.To the trigger your power prove.
On the other side the enemy waits for one wrong move.
Look around soldiers.Today is the time for a decision.
Your weapons are your life.To the trigger your power prove.
Fate will be your fatal glory,invading your inner vision.
Look around soldiers.Today is the time for a decision.
Are your innocent souls ready to carry such heavy load?
Fate will be your fatal glory,invading your inner vision.
Use your dreams to carve with steps and blood this road.
Are your innocent souls ready to carry such heavy load?
You only have one choice and this is to win.
Use your dreams to carve with steps and blood this road.
Soldiers heads up!The battle will now begin.
Valeria Iliadou
Categories:
heads up, war, power, time,
Form:
Pantoum
Keep your head up
don't think of giving everything up,
it's not worth it.
Categories:
heads up, hope, inspirational, life,
Form:
Haiku
Beautiful robins,
Bobbing, working and singing,
Heading northward soon!
Categories:
heads up, nature
Form:
Haiku
I was texting and fell down a well,
I lost my iphone, "Oh damn, Oh hell,"
I can't stop the bleeding
so with you I'm pleading...
"Please, tear off my thumbs! That would be swell."
For people addicted to their phone(s)!
Categories:
heads up, humor,
Form:
Limerick
You just don't play well with others,
had no sisters,had no brothers.
Also you have seven heads.......
in shades of blues and pinks and reds.
Makes you rather hard to pair,
with someone nice for you to share,
life and love and poetry.
Good thing all my heads agree...
that they like you ,
yes they do.....
(except for maybe one or two)
Categories:
heads up, friendship, funny,
Form:
Couplet
after finding a penny heads up
i am introduced a new type of day
it is like a movement on a trampoline
suddenly i am travelling in another chapter of pure and sure beauty
a symphony begins in the many melodies of a simple breeze
i choose not to return to my former life
instead i learn to be an explorer of many different scenes
my family consists of suitcases and coolers
my home consists of one bedroom suites and amazing amenities
none of this happens without finding a penny heads of
it is framed in my mind smooth with every movement
that penny has turned into an increasing array of million dollar memories
Thank God I Found You....
Categories:
heads up, beautiful, blessing,
Form:
Free verse
If something happens to me and I’m found stiff and cold,
Don’t think it’s my time,
‘cause I’m not nearly that old!
If it’s true what they say,
that fifty’s the new thirty,
Then i’m in my prime,
with plenty of time,
and a mind to be a little bit dirty.
I’ve been told, “trust your gut” but it seems sadly enough,
that i’ve truly married a nut!
I shake in the dark,
as I sleep with one eye open,
but I’m awake all night long,
just a prayin’ and hopin’.
I thought we had it made,
and I’ve loved her so much!
But she doesn’t kiss me back,
guess I’m only her crutch!
I’m not so big on sweets but I love a good wine.
She made me a special drink,
but it tasted like turpentine!
I was calling to Ralph as I knelt hugging the porcelain throne.
Cried aloud for some help,
‘cause she’d taken my doggon phone!
I saw my old Doc who’s had a suspicion.
He ordered me home,
on a fact finding mission.
I found the only gift she’d bought me in years,
an insurance policy that brought me to tears.
I thought my fate could be a reasonable dissolution,
but in this state it’s not a feasible solution.
So I’ve laid out some bait,
to match with her hate.
In my sad and lonely desperation,
I hired for her a temptation.
One bite of the fruit,
and there goes her loot.
Fifty-fifty my eye,
that’s too much from my pie!
I’ll find someone new,
more honest and true.
She’ll love me for just me,
and forever we’ll surely be.
But until that fine day,
while I’m still here to say,
If something happens to cause my hasty depart,
Please let the cops know, from the bottom of my heart,
She did it to me,
and it was definitely first degree!
Categories:
heads up, angst, betrayal, break up,
Form:
Narrative
I
We forget, days go by
We forget to gaze at sky
II
We are so earth-bound, non-birds
We see level, ground level, as words
Made for learning, learning theory, that is
Bound in text, texting, books, libraries
III
I learn to remind myself to look at sky
If u can't see skies easily, look high!
Trees will do, even thorns. If there are hills
Do gaze. Amaze you: mood lifts, soul trills
Categories:
heads up, america, bird, books, mountains,
Form:
Rhyme
Through the yars I have wondered,
what's on my dogs mind,
do they like to play hide and seek?
Or would they much rather find,
do they enjoy our evening walks?
do they ever wish that they could talk?
do they like what I've chosen for them to eat?
would they pick and choose,
all the same treats?
do they like when their paws sink deep in the sand,?
or do they much prefer,
the solid of land?
why do they bury their bones in the dirt?
when they see a girl dog,
do they doggie flirt?
do they love their home?
Are they happy I'm their mother?
do they ever wish they lived alone?
or wish they were another/?
Though I may never truely know,
what my dogs are thinking of,
I know we have one thought the same,
and that's the thought of love.
Categories:
heads up, animals
Form:
Acrostic
When driving, we use WAZE, which is
A talking GPS.
It finds the quickest routes and thus
Eliminates some stress.
At times, it issues warnings
Like an "obstacle on road,"
So we'll both be on the lookout
To avoid our being towed.
But it took a while to realize
That an "animal ahead"
Won't leap out to cause some damage;
It's already stone cold dead!
Categories:
heads up, car, technology,
Form:
Rhyme
Keep your head up high always
Always look up to heaven in time and space
His love looks down upon you
Down upon you radiating all around
Around you His creation
Creating new beings with His loving grace
Sanctified with His spirit
© Joseph, 10/21/07
© All Rights Reserved
The form is 7/11/7/11/7/11/7. The total syllable count is 61. The first line has
seven syllables, second eleven, third seven, fourth eleven, fifth seven, sixth
eleven, and seventh seven. Rhyming is optional; however, it’s a plus. Any
variation of the words “seven” or “heaven” must appear in the poem. Invented by
Joseph Spence, Sr., 2007.
Categories:
heads up, devotion, faith, happiness, hope,
Form:
Free verse
Roaring African Diamond, Rolling Thunder, Beloved Warrior—
Cotton’s Violent Cr-owner craving Tougher, Blacker Pickers
praying Brother, Sisters, Mothers, Fathers couldn’t recover
Delight, Comfort, Dignity, Respect, Fortune, Majesty… covered
Blinded Visions, Inhuman Vitriol flowing through Uncivil
Society. Grander Savages casting Shallow Shadows; Ignoble
Secrets. Darkest Templar, Limited Freedom belongs Nowhere.
Categories:
heads up, addiction, africa, america, black
Form:
Kwansaba
I exist - but I also exist inside the heads of other people
both knowing what I’ve done and what they have me do
when they close their eyes; it is inside these other heads
that we last longer, I think that’s where I truly take place
Categories:
heads up, dream, inspirational, life, love,
Form:
Narrative